Burleigh County, North Dakota is a great place to call home. It has a rich history as well as vibrant culture, and boasts a diverse economy with an abundance of recreational activities. When it comes to local politics, Burleigh County is represented by two state Senate districts and four House of Representatives districts in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. The members of the State Senate and House of Representatives are responsible for voting on legislation that affects the citizens of Burleigh County, from taxes to policy decisions. Additionally, local offices such as county commissioners, city mayors, school board members, and other public positions are filled through elections. All citizens have the opportunity to voice their opinions on local government issues by participating in elections or contacting their representatives directly.
The political climate in Burleigh County, ND is very conservative.
In Burleigh County, ND 28.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burleigh county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.5% to 28.3%.
Burleigh county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burleigh County, ND is very conservative.
Bismarck Metro Area is very conservative.
North Dakota is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Burleigh, North Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Burleigh County, ND
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,849 contributions totaling $538,713 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,829 contributions totaling $655,641 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $358 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)